http://www.thestar.com/business/article/735096--geist-record-industry-faces-liability-over-infringement "The class action seeks the option of statutory damages for each infringement. At $20,000 per infringement, potential liability exceeds $60 billion. These numbers may sound outrageous, yet they are based on the same rules that led the recording industry to claim a single file sharer is liable for millions in damages." that being in reference to : http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article6534542.ece
